Fireworks-filled van explodes on California interstate

Burning van clogs the main road between Los Angeles and Las Vegas at the beginning of the July Fourth holiday weekend

• Jul 3, 2015

Sudden inferno at Taiwan water park injures hundreds

An accidental explosion of an unknown powder sets hundreds of people on fire at once during concert; cause still a mystery

• Jun 28, 2015

Explosion at Fla. salvage yard under investigation

A man and a woman suffered severe burns during the explosion, which the Ft. Lauderdale police and fire marshal are investigating

• Jun 10, 2015

Death toll from Ghana explosion more than doubles to 150

As dozens in the West African nation's capital tried to escape the rains at a gas station, floodwaters exposed fuel to a nearby fire, setting off the blast

• Jun 4, 2015

Brains of troops near bomb blasts appear to age faster

Brain scans show signs of faster aging in the first study to examine long-term brain health of combat vets

• Jun 2, 2015

Explosive detonates in SUV driven by N.C. man

Police say explosive was intentionally placed in the car's muffler; feds called to investigate

• May 29, 2015

Fresno gas explosion causes critical injuries

Gas line ruptured at a gun range, launching a fireball hundreds of feet into the air, authorities say

• Apr 17, 2015

20 years later, wounds remain from Oklahoma City bombing

168 people, including 19 children, were killed and nearly 700 hurt in the April 19, 1995 bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building

• Apr 17, 2015

Car bomb explodes outside U.S. Consulate in Iraq

ISIS claims responsibility for the Erbil attack, which killed three and wounded five

• Apr 17, 2015

"Stomp" canceled after building collapse

​Five performances of "Stomp" have been scrapped following an apparent gas explosion in Manhattan's East Village

• Mar 27, 2015

NYC building blast caught in dramatic video

Fiery scene involved 4 buildings, 3 of which collapsed; city's mayor says explosion points to serious lesson for everyone

• Mar 27, 2015

Man questioned in explosion that killed battalion chief

Michael Fahy, a "rising star" in the New York Fire Department, was killed by falling debris responding to an explosion at a possible marijuana grow house

• Sep 28, 2012